Time: 7-9 p.m., every Tuesday

Fee: $40 for entire ten-week program

Restrictions: Students must be at least high school age.

Location: Korean Culture Center, Los Angeles

For more information, please call Sungwoo Park at (323) 936-7141, ext. 111, John Song at (909) 821-9104, or e-mail klp@kccla.org.

 

Applicants can download an application at www.kccla.org/klp-appl_2005.doc and fax it to (323) 936-5712.

 

 

 

 

Korean Cinema

Every Thursday evening, Korean films are screened at the Korean Cultural   Center Auditorium on the 3rd floor. Admission is free and open to the public.

KCCLA oversees a monthly screening series of Korean & Korean American films with a different theme or program for each week.

For more information, call Tammy Chung at (323) 936 -7141 ext. 122

Note: Most films are in Korean with English subtitles.

 

March 2007 Film Schedule

 

> March 8 at 3 p.m.

“Hurrah for Freedom” (1946). Directed by Choi In-kyu.

Program: Classic Film Screening

 

> March 15 at 7 p.m.

“Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors” (2000). Directed by Hong Sang-su.

“In the Stable” by Kyu Sam Lim

Program: With guest speaker Soo Jin Hwang, a filmmaker and Cine 21 Hollywood correspondent. A discussion will follow the screening.

 

> March 22 at 7 p.m.

“Purity” (2005). Directed by NaRee Ahn.

Program: Korean American Film Night

 

> March 29 at 7 p.m.

“The Big Swindle” (2004). Directed by Choe Dong-hun.

Program: Korean Contemporary Film Night — “A Night at the Movies”

 

 

 

 

 

Kyu Sam Lim Exhibition

The Artist Kyu Sam Lim, a first generation Western-style painter of Korean heritage, was born in 1917 in Seoul, Korea. In 1938, he entered the department of painting at the Japanese School of Fine Arts, where he received awards in several prestigious public exhibitions and quickly rose to prominence.

After returning to Korea in 1949, he began receiving a successive string of awards starting with his being selected for the First Korean National Art Competition and Exhibition and, up until his immigration to the United States in 1978, he cultivated the talents of many disciples and produced many art works and activities for more than 30 years.

The exhibition runs through March 8. For more information, call (323) 936-7141, ext. 112.

Gallery hours: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Saturday.